Are you tired of working with gridlines in AutoCAD? Do you find them distracting and want to permanently turn them off?
Look no further, as in this tutorial, we will guide you through the steps on how to permanently turn off the grid in AutoCAD. Let’s get started!
Step 1: Opening the Drafting Settings
To begin, open your AutoCAD software and navigate to the “Drafting Settings” menu. You can access this menu by clicking on the “Settings” tab in the ribbon at the top of the screen. Once opened, a new window will appear.
Step 2: Accessing the Snap and Grid tab
In the Drafting Settings window, locate and click on the “Snap and Grid” tab. This tab contains all the settings related to gridlines.
Step 3: Turning off Snap
In the Snap and Grid tab, you will see two checkboxes – one for “Snap” and another for “Grid.” To turn off gridlines, first uncheck the “Snap” checkbox. This will disable snapping objects to grid points.
Step 4: Turning off Grid Display
Now that snapping is disabled let’s move on to turning off grid display itself. To do this, uncheck the “Grid” checkbox located below the Snap checkbox. By doing so, you are instructing AutoCAD not to display any gridlines on your workspace.
Note:
- Bold Text: Remember that disabling gridlines will affect all your future drawings as well as existing ones.
- Underlined Text: If you ever wish to enable gridlines again, simply repeat steps 1-4 and check both checkboxes.
Step 5: Saving Changes
Once you have disabled gridlines, click on the “OK” button to save your changes and exit the Drafting Settings window. You will now notice that the gridlines have disappeared from your workspace.
Conclusion
Congratulations! You have successfully turned off the grid in AutoCAD.
Disabling gridlines can help you focus more on your drawings and improve your productivity. Remember, if you ever need to enable gridlines again, simply follow the same steps and check both checkboxes in the Snap and Grid tab of Drafting Settings.
Pro Tip: To quickly toggle grid display on and off without going through the Drafting Settings menu, you can also use the keyboard shortcut “Ctrl + F7”. This shortcut is a handy time-saver for turning gridlines on or off whenever needed.
Thank you for reading this tutorial. We hope it has been helpful in guiding you through permanently turning off gridlines in AutoCAD. Happy designing!